January 6, 2016
January 5, 2016
Dispatches: Congress Should Act on Gun Violence
![U.S. President Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden (R) and family members of shooting victims while delivering a statement on steps the administration is taking to reduce gun violence in the East Room of the White House in Washington January](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/rtx2152l_layout_comp.jpg?itok=iO99vktb)
January 5, 2016
Myanmar: Fahrenheit 436
One section of the country’s constitution promises some rocky times ahead.
![Burma](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016_asia_burma_assk1.jpg?itok=L3ZUFdHs)
January 4, 2016
Afghanistan: Include Women in New Peace Talks
All Parties to Jan. 11 Meeting Should Have Female Representatives
![Members of the Loya Jirga, grand council, attend during the last day of the Loya Jirga, in Kabul on November 24, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/loya_jirga_november_24.jpg?itok=j9vtfYB5)
January 4, 2016
Will the EU Be Called to Task on Kazakhstan?
January 4, 2016
Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution Largest Since 1980
Prominent Shia Cleric Among 47 Executed
![A girl carries a picture of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed along with 46 others in Saudi Arabia, during a protest against the execution in front of the United Nation's building in Beirut, Lebanon.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2015-saudi-nimr2.jpg?itok=td9LqU9i)
December 28, 2015
As Termez closes, time for German rethink on Uzbekistan
![Germany's air base in Termez, Uzbekistan, before its closure. Photo courtesy of the Bundeswehr.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/termez-bundeswehr.jpg?itok=3bcdBhUK)
December 26, 2015
Central African Republic Elections: Five Key Challenges
![Map of the M’poko displacement camp and surrounding area.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/hrw_bangui_mpoko_attackmap_v2.jpg?itok=lrsXDRFg)
December 26, 2015
Best of Dispatches: Top News Posts of the Year
![A man carries the body of a dead Syrian boy who died at sea.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/syria.boy_.jpg?itok=Q0U7d6DY)
December 26, 2015
Pakistan’s Transformation into a Police State
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December 25, 2015
Fresh Thinking on Drug Use
Legalizing the possession of drugs for personal use would probably help alleviate the country’s chronic prison overcrowding and allow a fresh approach to the problems of drug dependence
December 23, 2015
Burma: Brazen Bid for Presidential Immunity
Draft Law Removes Accountability for Crimes in Office
![Thein Sein and military leaders attend the Armed Forces Day parade in Burma's capital Naypyidaw on March 27, 2010.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/theinseinmilitary.jpeg?itok=5lt2OPsu)
December 23, 2015
The Year in Human Rights Videos
![cover syria report](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/syria1215_main.jpg?itok=M729YSQk)
December 23, 2015
The Year in Human Rights Stories
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December 23, 2015